# Can someone explain to me how to add new buildings?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-how-to-add-new-buildings/4597
**Category:** The Toolbox
**Created:** [December 22, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-how-to-add-new-buildings/4597 "2013-12-22T20:38:23Z")
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### Author:  [@desrik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/desrik)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-how-to-add-new-buildings/4597/1 "2013-12-22T20:38:23Z")
I tried by example, but I keep getting DEBUG messages. \_north not found. Cycles for each direction, sometimes multiple errors per direction. I was adding to mapgen\_functions.cpp and was basically using the abandoned storefront coding as a reference. I have to be missing something though… I just can’t figure out what.
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### Author:  [@desrik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/desrik)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-how-to-add-new-buildings/4597/2 "2013-12-22T21:16:33Z")
Ah 🙂 Nevermind. Just forgot to add it to overmap\_terrain.json.
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### Author:  [@AtomicDryad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AtomicDryad)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-how-to-add-new-buildings/4597/3 "2013-12-26T19:49:26Z")
If it’s a 1x1 and not a variation of something already in game, you should be able to add it as a shop via regional\_settings.json once #5134 lands. (Bigger buildings are next on my list)